The most important thing has been acknowledged, so there is no need to hide other things.

Fan Jian calmed himself down and said, "I have only been a member of this gang for about half a month. I am not trying to excuse myself. When they burned down the residence of the chief steward of His Royal Highness the King of Wei, I had not yet joined them!

If you don’t believe it, you can ask the doctor who first treated my son. He treated my son about half a month ago, and after that, I rushed back to Xinjing.

Because I had only joined them for a short time, I had only attended two of their meetings. There weren't many people, just... about a dozen or twenty. At the time, I was preoccupied with my son's illness and didn't have the energy to pay attention to my surroundings.

I don’t know who their leader is. He never shows his true face. Every time we meet, he is wearing a veil. He only says that he is just like us, all… all victims of the Xin Dynasty, people who hate the Xin Dynasty…”

The leader is unidentified?

Su Liuyue was slightly stunned and unconsciously looked at Zhou Yunke who was standing beside her.

But she had been paying attention to Fan Jian's micro-expressions just now, and he didn't seem to be lying. At this point, there was no need for him to lie.

Su Liuyue asked again: "Where did you all gather?"

Fan Jian shook his head and said, "The location of each gathering is different. They are very secretive and only send someone to inform me on the night of the gathering. The first gathering was in a dilapidated temple outside the city, and the second gathering was in a cave in the woods outside the city.

However, they have been planning a lot of things recently, so they get together more frequently, about once every five or six days.

When I was arrested, it had been three days since the last party..."

Su Liuyue's heart suddenly moved.

This means that they will gather again in a day or two at the earliest.

Su Liuyue looked at Zhou Yunke. She remembered that Zhou Yunke had not intended to alert the enemy before. Although he captured Fan Jian, it was because Fan Jian was the first to realize that someone was following him. When he captured him, he tried to keep a low profile.

Fan Jian was captured last night, and it has been less than twelve hours since then. Is it possible that the members of that gang have not yet realized that Fan Jian has been captured?
Although she didn't say anything, Zhou Yunke seemed to know what she was thinking. He nodded slightly at her, looked at Fan Jian, and said calmly: "The people I sent to follow you said that the few people you were responsible for observing my general manager acted separately."

Fan Jian has been in officialdom for more than ten years and has some skills.

Now, he has made up his mind to redeem himself and make meritorious contributions, so he also wants to show more. He licked his lips which were dry due to nervousness and said, "Yes, I and two other people were chosen to observe... observe His Highness's steward, so as to prepare for setting fire to his mansion.

In order not to attract attention, we don’t get together often. We only meet once a day before going home to exchange information. Last night… His Highness’s people captured me after we met, so they probably don’t know that I was captured yet…”

Seeing that he understood what they wanted him to do, Zhou Yunke couldn't help but chuckle, lowered his eyelids, looked at him and said, "As expected of a former doctor of the Ministry of Works, your mind is still very flexible.

Later, after we find your son, I will send someone to take you out of Jingzhao Prefecture and escort you all the way home. I promise that no one will know that you came out of Jingzhao Prefecture.

But if I find out that you are playing some tricks..."

"No, Your Highness, rest assured. I... I don't dare to do that now!"

Fan Jian quickly knelt on his knees, leaned forward and said anxiously: "Before... before, I was confused. It is my honor to be able to work for Your Highness despite being a criminal!"

Zhou Yunke then said calmly, "Very good." At this time, Su Liuyue squatted down again, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Since you have been active in the capital recently, you should have heard about the series of cases of scholars being burned to death during this period."

Fan Jian was stunned, not quite understanding why Su Liuyue suddenly jumped into this matter, and said cautiously: "Indeed... I have heard some..."

Su Liuyue carefully observed his expression and said, "We suspect that the murderer who set fire to the scholar is also in your gang."

Fan Jian's eyes widened suddenly, with a shocked expression as if he had heard it wrong.

Su Liuyue gave him some time to digest the information before continuing, "In that gang, do you remember seeing a man between 30 and 40 years old, with a certain family background, good upbringing, a low-key and calm personality, and who is often ignored?
It is very likely that he was once a Jinshi, but because of the change of dynasties, his Jinshi qualification was revoked. It is also very likely that he or his descendants were banned from taking the imperial examinations. This made him very angry and unwilling.

Moreover, he recently bought a new two-wheeled carriage painted red."

Fan Jian's expression became even more confused. After a while, he stammered, "I... I don't remember such a person. I just said that I joined this gang not because I really agreed with them, but just for the money. Therefore... I didn't pay much attention to the people in it, nor did I take the initiative to talk to them..."

Su Liuyue frowned slightly.

It seems that she must find a way to meet those gang members in person to find the real murderer.

She stood up, looked at Zhou Yunke and said, "When you take action, can you take me with you?"

He went to arrest the reactionary forces of the previous dynasty, while she went to arrest the murderer of the scholar burning case. There was no conflict between the two.

She couldn't help but care when she thought that the murderer had extended his claws to her third cousin's friends.

She still dared not tell Xue Wenjin about Bai He's accident, for fear that Xue Wenjin would not be able to bear the blow and it would affect his performance in the imperial examination.

Although, she knew that she couldn't keep this secret from him for long.

But if the murderer can be caught as soon as possible, Xue Wenjin will feel better.

Zhou Yunke looked at her for a while and nodded, "Okay."

Just as Su Liuyue expected, there was progress in this matter within two days.

Not long after Fan Jian was released, news came that the time for their next gathering had been set for tonight, at an abandoned foot shop at the foot of a mountain outside the city.

I have to say that they are quite good at finding places. Foot shops are usually opened on the side of a main road, with the road on one side and forests on the other. It is certainly impossible to hide people on the side of the road, so they only need to keep an eye on the side of the forest and make sure there is no one around, and then they can speak freely.

Places like this are often more suitable for conversation than the depths of a dense forest, at least there are not so many places where people can hide.

After receiving the news, Su Liuyue arrived at Jingzhao Prefecture on time after dinner that day to meet Zhou Yunke.

However, as soon as she got there, she saw an uninvited guest. Looking at the man in front of her, who was dressed in black and had an ordinary or even unremarkable face, she was slightly stunned and looked at Zhou Yunke beside her, "Your Highness, who is this?" (End of this chapter)